SLIDE
What does "SLIDE" mean?
To move smoothly along a surface while maintaining continuous contact with it.
Meanings
- To move smoothly and continuously over a surface. The drawer slides open at the lightest touch.
- To pass or change gradually, often into a worse state. The conversation slid into an argument. figurative
- A structure with a smooth sloping surface for children to slide down. She climbed the ladder and shot down the slide.
- A single image in a projected or digital presentation. Skip to the next slide for the quarterly numbers.
- A small glass plate holding a specimen for microscope viewing. He stained the slide before placing it under the lens. technical
Word origin
From Old English 'slīdan' (to glide, slip), from Proto-Germanic '*slīdaną', related to 'sled' and 'sledge'.
Remember it
SLIDE has an 'i' that glides down between SL and DE, like a body down a chute.
A little poem
Hot metal at noon-
the child arrives at the ground
already laughing.
haiku
Wordplay
- My presentation had one too many slides - the audience went downhill from there.
What it teaches
Decline rarely announces itself; you slide before you notice you have stopped standing still.
Quick facts
What does SLIDE mean?
To move smoothly along a surface while maintaining continuous contact with it.
Is SLIDE a valid word?
Yes — SLIDE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SLIDE?
SLIDE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SLIDE come from?
From Old English 'slīdan' (to glide, slip), from Proto-Germanic '*slīdaną', related to 'sled' and 'sledge'.
What can SLIDE teach us?
Decline rarely announces itself; you slide before you notice you have stopped standing still.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.